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The Book of Guilt

By: Catherine Chidgey
Narrated by: George Naylor, Alison Campbell
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England, 1979. Vincent, Lawrence and William are the last remaining residents of a secluded New Forest home, part of the government's Sycamore Scheme. Every day, the triplets do their chores, play their games and take their medicine, under the watchful eyes of three mothers: Mother Morning, Mother Afternoon and Mother Night.

Their nightmares are recorded in The Book of Dreams.

Their lessons are taken from The Book of Knowledge.

And their sins are reported in The Book of Guilt.

All the boys want is to be sent to the Big House in Margate, where they imagine a life of sun, sea and fairground rides. But, as the government looks to shut down the Sycamore Homes, the triplets begin to question everything they have been told.

Gradually surrendering its dark secrets, The Book of Guilt is a profoundly unnerving exploration of belonging in a world where some lives are valued less than others.

©2025 Catherine Chidgey (P)2025 W.F. Howes Ltd Dystopian Science Fiction Government
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I thought it’s was going to be very similar to never let you go but l was proved wrong- quite slow paced but I enjoyed the story

Surprised me

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A refreshing original story, couldn't put this down, really good, would recommend reading when you have time as you wont want to stop reading

immersive

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Jaw droppingly sinister. A great story, that gets better and better as it goes on. I can’t recommend highly enough.

Phenomenal

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Recommended by Ryan Tubridy on Virgin Radio, I couldn’t stop listening, superb performances, very thought provoking. Superb

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I really enjoyed this book. It is rare that I have no idea where a story is taking me but this book was so well written that I had no idea.
The ideas were horrifying but writing in the first person, it led you to have empathy with the characters and they became more important than the horror.

The complexity of the story kept me interested until the last word

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